Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Realizing she’d put her foot in it, Phedra quickly clapped a hand over her mouth “Never mind. Now that you’ve married into the Ramirez family, you must play by the rules. Look at yourself. What a mess!”

Letitia raised her hand to cover up. “I’ll go change right now”

“What an embarrassment. I can’t figure out what Elgin sees in you. Any darling daughter from AquaCity would be a step. up from you…”

Phedra said with disdain when suddenly a grey suit jacket was draped over Letitia’s shoulders.

A wave of warmth enveloped her, carrying a familiar scent.

“No matter what, she’s not embarrassing you,” Elgin pulled her into his arms. “Phedra, you’re sticking your nose too far

into this

Letitia instinctively tried to pull away, worried about getting him wet or dirty.

But Elgin held on firmly, making her more anxious. What was wrong with him?

She was the one who got drenched, not him. Was he out of his mind?

Seeing him, Phedra quickly put on a smile. “Elgin, I was just setting some boundaries for my daughter-in-law.”

“My rules are the only rules. Letitia doesn’t need to follow yours!”

Phedra’s smile froze on her face, and Letitia was even more stiff.

Did she hear that right? Was Elgin sticking up for her?

And Elgin, holding her tenderly, headed towards the villa. Butler, show the guest out.”

“Yes, Mr. Ramirez

Letitia was uncomfortable, not daring to move. “Was that your mother?”

“Just a stepmother”

“Oh… Letitia replied, “You spoke up for me just now, and she must feel offended.”

Elgin answered indifferently. So what?” He could not care less

“She’s got no right to bully you.” Elgin’s lips barely moved. “In all the world, I’m the only one who gets to bully you.”

Letitia’s heart skipped a beat. Even the right to insult her was his alone but no one else’s.

“Did you apologize to Phedra just now? is that so?

looked down. Yep

“Slap yourself.”

she had said wrong. Was it because she had apologized to Phedra?

to explain but just arched

“smack,” Letitia bit her lip and slapped

be loud and forceful, and her cheek

a second slap, a third… until

hang of it, Elgin pointed to the thermos on the coffee table. “Go on. Open

as told.

lifted the

‘This is.

Soup from Phedra.”

her mother also made her soup, but she could never taste her mother’s cooking again.

waking from a vegetative state

not, blinking rapidly

lounging with legs crossed chin up “Letitia, eat the

her

seemy night Letitia said. Phedra brought this for you

Trom now on you’ll

up the spoon, scooped up some

can do it

Open your mouth”

had no choice but

something unreadable flickered in Elgin’s

pregnant. He might

so what? He couldn’t care less about her

glad because she

tossed her an agreement while she was

was a divorce agreement

just got mamed but he already wanted a divorce

with nothing. Elgin rested his forehead on his

he had slept with that night

Lebilia’s presence would be meaningless, because he would marry that

all her beauty had him unconsciously yearning

you wish, Letitia agreed. “But I have

right to bargain with me? You want me to let

“No”

untouchable sore spot and anyone who dared to uncover it was

Letitia knew his temper, but she

you ever considered, maybe your

Elgin’s face darkened quickly like storm

kicked over the coffee table, soup spilling everywhere Letitia, how dare you bring this

to die?

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